The Westminster Tradition

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  • Summary

  • Unpacking lessons for the public service, starting with the Robodebt Royal Commission.
    In 2019, after three years, Robodebt was found to be unlawful. The Royal Commission process found it was also immoral and wildly inaccurate. Ultimately the Australian Government was forced to pay $1.8bn back to more than 470,000 Australians. In this podcast we dive deep into public policy failures like Robodebt and the British Post Office scandal - how they start, why they're hard to stop, and the public service lessons we shouldn't forget.
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Episodes
  • TWT Ask Us Anything! Part 2 - culture and integrity agencies

    TWT Ask Us Anything! Part 2 - culture and integrity agencies
    Oct 14 2024

    Another great round of questions, thanks!

    Now for some appropriately bureaucratic disclaimers....

    Those of us in the employ of the State Government speak in a strictly personal capacity, consistent with the Public Sector Code of Ethics that permits public servants to promote an outcome in relation to an issue of public interest - in this case, the betterment of the public service.

    Nothing we say should be taken as representing the views of the Government or our employers.

    While we have tried to be as thorough in our research as busy full time jobs and lives allow, we definitely don’t guarantee that we’ve got all the details right.

    If you want rigorous reporting on Robodebt, we recommend the work of Rick Morton at the Saturday Paper, Chris Knaus and Luke Henriques-Gomes at the Guardian, Ben Eltham at Crikey, Julian Bajkowski at The Mandarin, and of course, the Robodebt Royal Commission itself.

    Please feel free to email us corrections, episode suggestions, or anything else, at thewestminstertraditionpod@gmail.com.

    Thanks to PanPot audio for our intro and outro music.

    'Til next time!
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    31 mins
  • TWT Ask Us Anything! Part 1 - trust in government, and how we organise ourselves

    TWT Ask Us Anything! Part 1 - trust in government, and how we organise ourselves
    Sep 30 2024

    Thanks for the questions folks!

    Now for some appropriately bureaucratic disclaimers....

    Those of us in the employ of the State Government speak in a strictly personal capacity, consistent with the Public Sector Code of Ethics that permits public servants to promote an outcome in relation to an issue of public interest - in this case, the betterment of the public service.

    Nothing we say should be taken as representing the views of the Government or our employers.

    While we have tried to be as thorough in our research as busy full time jobs and lives allow, we definitely don’t guarantee that we’ve got all the details right.

    If you want rigorous reporting on Robodebt, we recommend the work of Rick Morton at the Saturday Paper, Chris Knaus and Luke Henriques-Gomes at the Guardian, Ben Eltham at Crikey, Julian Bajkowski at The Mandarin, and of course, the Robodebt Royal Commission itself.

    Please feel free to email us corrections, episode suggestions, or anything else, at thewestminstertraditionpod@gmail.com.

    Thanks to PanPot audio for our intro and outro music.

    'Til next time!
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    30 mins
  • Finally, the APSC has published its findings about Robodebt: what did they find, and where to from here?

    Finally, the APSC has published its findings about Robodebt: what did they find, and where to from here?
    Sep 15 2024

    The Australian Public Service Commission has released the findings of its Centralised Code of Conduct Inquiry into Robodebt.

    Outro grab from The West Wing, Season 3, Episode 10.

    Now for some appropriately bureaucratic disclaimers....

    Those of us in the employ of the State Government speak in a strictly personal capacity, consistent with the Public Sector Code of Ethics that permits public servants to promote an outcome in relation to an issue of public interest - in this case, the betterment of the public service.

    Nothing we say should be taken as representing the views of the Government or our employers.

    While we have tried to be as thorough in our research as busy full time jobs and lives allow, we definitely don’t guarantee that we’ve got all the details right.

    If you want rigorous reporting on Robodebt, we recommend the work of Rick Morton at the Saturday Paper, Chris Knaus and Luke Henriques-Gomes at the Guardian, Ben Eltham at Crikey, Julian Bajkowski at The Mandarin, and of course, the Robodebt Royal Commission itself.

    Please feel free to email us corrections, episode suggestions, or anything else, at thewestminstertraditionpod@gmail.com.

    Thanks to PanPot audio for our intro and outro music.

    'Til next time!
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    47 mins

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